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and we wanted to go to israel in particular because there isn't such a diverse cultural environment in terms of religion, so that the tensions are, in some senses, watered down. as we all know, unless you've been meditating in a cave for the past 20 years, israel and the social environment in israel is very tense in terms of the relationship between the three great faiths that actually share something of a cultural tradition- judaism, christianity, and islam. and so what we- we have an extraordinary opportunity, and something like a great risk. i'm surprised david ainsworth, our executive producer, hasn't come out and read this e-mail message i sent to him about three days before we're ready to go on this journey. we planned it of course for several months. we're talking about a crew of at least six people- a lot of preparation, and of course, at the time when we were set to go was one of the worst possible times in terms of the tension; you know, again, another flare-up between the united states and iraq. and i had just heard on cnn, which i finally stopped watching that the state dep
and we wanted to go to israel in particular because there isn't such a diverse cultural environment in terms of religion, so that the tensions are, in some senses, watered down. as we all know, unless you've been meditating in a cave for the past 20 years, israel and the social environment in israel is very tense in terms of the relationship between the three great faiths that actually share something of a cultural tradition- judaism, christianity, and islam. and so what we- we have an...
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white house has claim but to insulate the state department from criticism that it ignored the threat environment in benghazi. the report cites fragments of state department's e-mails expressing concern in the days after the attacks that the original talking points could apply that they were not paying attention to agency warnings. even after changes were made, a senior state department official wrote that the edit still did not resolve all my issues of the building leadership. two days later after more changes, the talking points were used by the ambassador to theup suz rice on sunday's talk show. >> we did not have information present to lead us to conclude this was premeditated or preplanned. >> reporter: house democrats claim they were cut out of this investigation and we were not able to view the state department e-mails to confirm whether they were accurate or whether they were taken out of context. the white house didn't issue a flat out denial but did tell cbs news in a statement that the report, quote, appears to raise questions that have already been asked and answered in great detail b
white house has claim but to insulate the state department from criticism that it ignored the threat environment in benghazi. the report cites fragments of state department's e-mails expressing concern in the days after the attacks that the original talking points could apply that they were not paying attention to agency warnings. even after changes were made, a senior state department official wrote that the edit still did not resolve all my issues of the building leadership. two days later...
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living in a bad home environment can be a big distraction. budget cuts is probably the worst problem of all. >> scheduled cuts that would take place unless congress acts would mean 8.2% cuts. >> cut. >> yes, cut. and these aren't just dollar signs in percent. they are children's futures. >> programs are designed to pick up the slack for kids whose needs aren't being met. all of those programs are designed to deliver needs of children not being met by the larger system. to cut seven point eight percent would have an incredible impact on students across america. >> before we fix the educational system, we need to find out what meets [indiscernible] >> we do have room for improvement. one of the areas that we are weak in is allowing students the opportunity to be creative in their learning and for us to decided relevance for students. with the advent of technologies, students don't teachers foreed information. they can go to the internet and get answers. but what they do need teachers for his what information is relevant? what information is acc
living in a bad home environment can be a big distraction. budget cuts is probably the worst problem of all. >> scheduled cuts that would take place unless congress acts would mean 8.2% cuts. >> cut. >> yes, cut. and these aren't just dollar signs in percent. they are children's futures. >> programs are designed to pick up the slack for kids whose needs aren't being met. all of those programs are designed to deliver needs of children not being met by the larger system....
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and at the canadian border environment in case there were those seeking to escape the scene. with respect to fema, i can, when saw the response in boston and a coordinated it was, even given the level of destruction, i would remind the committee that just last november, boston held a massive exercise on how to deal with a mass casualty event. and that exercise was the kind of exercise and exercise is supported by the committee through fema to local areas, and again increasing our ability for response and resilience. we have worked with the fbi and ietotate lct ross e critical infrarurs d oprators, and we've been reaching out to faith-based organizations, community organizations and others who want to know what they can do. we are implementing a number of security measures, both seen and unseen at airports, transit hubs within the maritime environment, and at ports of entry. the coast guard is provided security on the ferries in the boston area. viper teams are doing searches on terms of ground transportation, and the like. and, finally, with respect to the public, we do urge
and at the canadian border environment in case there were those seeking to escape the scene. with respect to fema, i can, when saw the response in boston and a coordinated it was, even given the level of destruction, i would remind the committee that just last november, boston held a massive exercise on how to deal with a mass casualty event. and that exercise was the kind of exercise and exercise is supported by the committee through fema to local areas, and again increasing our ability for...
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bad home environment can be a big distraction. cuts is probably the worst problem of all. schedule >> cause that will take place unless congress and what does that means 8.2% cut. >> cut, cut, cut. >> tyes, cuts and these cuts are not just dollars sons. their children's futures. >> federal programs are designed to pick up the slack for the kids whose needs and not being met weather is special education, english language learners, kids of my good workers -- those programs are designed to deliver needs to children's that were not being met by a larger system. this will have an incredible impact from cuts. >> before we fix the educational system, we need to find out what needs fixing. >> there's probably a whole lot more that is going well with the education system than is not going well. we have room for improvement. is area where we are weak allowing students the opportunity to be creative in their learning and for us to define relevance. with the advent of technology, students don't necessarily need teachers or information because they can go to the internet. what they do
bad home environment can be a big distraction. cuts is probably the worst problem of all. schedule >> cause that will take place unless congress and what does that means 8.2% cut. >> cut, cut, cut. >> tyes, cuts and these cuts are not just dollars sons. their children's futures. >> federal programs are designed to pick up the slack for the kids whose needs and not being met weather is special education, english language learners, kids of my good workers -- those programs...
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america does not have to take a backseat to anyone on a clean environment. in fact, our co-2 emissions in america today are lower than they have been in 20 years, and our other emissions are lower than they have been in many, many years because our clean air act and our clean water act is working. but let's not use these pieces of legislation to penalize the american people and lose jobs and be less competitive in the global marketplace. so i want to thank the gentleman for sponsoring this event, and let's be mindful of the importance of coal in producing electricity in america. thank you. mr. barr: i thank the gentleman, and i think his final point was a good one that ironically the e.p.a.'s policies overly restrictive policies are actually contributing to a negative global environment. the crackdown on domestic energy production is producing exports to countries with inferior electrical generation capabilities. we need to unleash the free enterprise system. the american free enterprise system is what will solve problems in utility generation and in energy
america does not have to take a backseat to anyone on a clean environment. in fact, our co-2 emissions in america today are lower than they have been in 20 years, and our other emissions are lower than they have been in many, many years because our clean air act and our clean water act is working. but let's not use these pieces of legislation to penalize the american people and lose jobs and be less competitive in the global marketplace. so i want to thank the gentleman for sponsoring this...
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so we come to see our genetics and the environment that we have it as partners. and so that's our new scientific understanding. but we don't regulate chemicals on the basis of whether or not they alter the way a brain cell migrates during early infancy which could lead to a learning disability, for example. >> one of the most harmful toxins is atrazine. one of your peers at the university of california berkeley, dr. tyrone hayes, who is featured in your film "living downstream,." and he says, quote, "there's almost no aquatic environment, including rain water, that's atrazine free." here he's speaking about that toxin. >> so, this is darnell. darnell is going to be famous. he's the first genetic male frog that actually completely turned into a female upon exposure to atrazine. so he's been exposed to atrazine at one parts per billion at tadpole stage. and now he's an adult male that mates with other males and that actually lays eggs. so he's a functional female. he may very well be a hermaphrodite if we dissect him. but he's a functional female, anyway. and he ha
so we come to see our genetics and the environment that we have it as partners. and so that's our new scientific understanding. but we don't regulate chemicals on the basis of whether or not they alter the way a brain cell migrates during early infancy which could lead to a learning disability, for example. >> one of the most harmful toxins is atrazine. one of your peers at the university of california berkeley, dr. tyrone hayes, who is featured in your film "living...
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he portrays it at a human environment, which i think is part of the attraction, and he brings his own personal experiences to that. so i think that's a good place to start, about how you came to write the book, brian, and we'll go from there. >> the villain is over there. my editor. he encouraged me. this book took a long time to jestitae. it began when i visited a former fishing port in northern denmark and there was an artist there who painted the their north sea fishermen and he had painting of a group of fisherman on shore, watching a fishing boat offshore trying to weather a point, and title of the painting was, will he make the point? but the painting itself is memorable for one thing alone, and it is the weather-beaten faces of these fishermen. the sea was literally etched into their faces. and it was then i think i realized tsailors of this sort were people apart and they had knowledge of the ocean that average people don't have. and from there this morphed into the idea of writing a book about early sea-faring, not galleons or christopher columbus or lord nelson or anything l
he portrays it at a human environment, which i think is part of the attraction, and he brings his own personal experiences to that. so i think that's a good place to start, about how you came to write the book, brian, and we'll go from there. >> the villain is over there. my editor. he encouraged me. this book took a long time to jestitae. it began when i visited a former fishing port in northern denmark and there was an artist there who painted the their north sea fishermen and he had...
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we want to save the environment. everybody wants to save the environment. up to 20% of your energy bills at the same time. here's the opportunity. try the world's first learning thermostat. for those who don't know about nest this is one of the very cool products out there. you say you're about to buy one. >> yeah. i like the fact that it learns. it knows what your tendencies are. it's 70 degrees. it goes to 63 at night. you don't have to mess with it. it's less work. >> you're teaming up with energy companies. >> what is learning thermostat? what we do is we watch your patterns. you just turn it up at night, turn it down to when you go to work and what have you. through those patterns, after three or four days, we have learned your schedule. and we program it. so you don't have to program the thermostat yourself. only 11% of the quarter billion thermostats are actually programmed to save any energy because they're too difficult to use. so we just learned based on the adjustments. >> it learns by the temperature you put in. it might have a sensors and knows
we want to save the environment. everybody wants to save the environment. up to 20% of your energy bills at the same time. here's the opportunity. try the world's first learning thermostat. for those who don't know about nest this is one of the very cool products out there. you say you're about to buy one. >> yeah. i like the fact that it learns. it knows what your tendencies are. it's 70 degrees. it goes to 63 at night. you don't have to mess with it. it's less work. >> you're...
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of the afghans who will provide a secure the environment. says, whenever we ask 10 soldiers to do more than 10 soldier's work of work we keepshrink the figure to protection first and foremost. >> one question on facilities, you mentioned returning situation back to the way before. is there any kind of process we go through with afghanis to decide that they like things left their that otherwise our -- that are other was of no value? >> we have a detailed plan for afghan infrastructure to sustain afghan forces post-2014. some of that infrastructure is being transitioned from coalition forces. all of the infrastructure is above their ability to sustain over time. we have a very detailed plan that links the infrastructure post 2014. the resources we project will be available to sustain the infrastructure. those facilities that cannot be sustained post 2014 are the ones that i talked about that were reduced back to the way we found it. >> we need go beyond military use of those facilities to hospitals, school, some other use. do we have a checkli
of the afghans who will provide a secure the environment. says, whenever we ask 10 soldiers to do more than 10 soldier's work of work we keepshrink the figure to protection first and foremost. >> one question on facilities, you mentioned returning situation back to the way before. is there any kind of process we go through with afghanis to decide that they like things left their that otherwise our -- that are other was of no value? >> we have a detailed plan for afghan...
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for us, our federal workers look to john to watch out for them, to make sure they have a safe work environment, that their paychecks will arrive on time and the benefits they earn are the ones they receive. under president clinton, john served as deputy assistant secretary and acting assistant secretary for law enforcement at the treasury department. overseeing the united states secret service and the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms. and he later moved to the interior department where he was assistant secretary for policy, management and budget, essentially the manager of the department of interior. before coming to the office of personnel management, john spent nearly a decade working on conservation as director of the fish and wildlife foundation, and then arguably the job he perhaps has enjoyed most, he became director of the national zoo. at the national zoo, he was so successful turning around a faltering institution that after he left they named a lion in his honor. john indeed was a lion, a lion on behalf of the federal employees, a lion on behalf of good government, a lion on b
for us, our federal workers look to john to watch out for them, to make sure they have a safe work environment, that their paychecks will arrive on time and the benefits they earn are the ones they receive. under president clinton, john served as deputy assistant secretary and acting assistant secretary for law enforcement at the treasury department. overseeing the united states secret service and the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms. and he later moved to the interior department where...
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attempts if they do not take the responsibility of saving their lives and providing them a peaceful environment. it will mean that they have only used those interpreters and left them. in a position where today their life and their family's life are in danger because of working for the british forces r.t. got in touch with the foreign and commonwealth office responsible for the interpreters asylum claims this is the response we've got people who have put their life on the line for the united kingdom will not be abandoned the government has put processes in place to ensure the service given by former enterprises with him forces is taken fully into account if individuals apply for asylum in the u.k. . the keyword here is individual for the moment it's a case by case basis according to the foreign office to make sure the personal circumstances are recognised case by case the sign of claims can take months even years there's no accountability every other nato country that directly employed interpreters has offered them some kind of special program visa program asylum britain's the only country that
attempts if they do not take the responsibility of saving their lives and providing them a peaceful environment. it will mean that they have only used those interpreters and left them. in a position where today their life and their family's life are in danger because of working for the british forces r.t. got in touch with the foreign and commonwealth office responsible for the interpreters asylum claims this is the response we've got people who have put their life on the line for the united...
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ha-ha, a harvard academic says fracking is good for the environment. yeah, from harvard. he'll make his case next. thank you orville and wilbur... ...amelia... neil and buzz: for teaching us that you can't create the future... by clinging to the past. and with that: you're history. instead of looking behind... delta is looking beyond. 80 thousand of us investing billions... in everything from the best experiences below... to the finest comforts above. we're not simply saluting history... we're making it. ♪ >> i think we're establishing a new normal for gas prices. not much movement overnight. a gallon of regular at $3.51. that, by the way, down 15 cents for the mounted, but plateauing there, 3.50, the new normal. price of oil at 90 a barrel. maybe the decline has ended. dismal, durable goods number, down 5 fpt 7% in march, biggest drop in seven months. dow down 16 at this point. sunkist made money in the first quarter, boost in profit helped by the launch of the company's 10 calorie soda. dr. pepper snapple up, proctor and gamble down, disappointing forecast, can't do t
ha-ha, a harvard academic says fracking is good for the environment. yeah, from harvard. he'll make his case next. thank you orville and wilbur... ...amelia... neil and buzz: for teaching us that you can't create the future... by clinging to the past. and with that: you're history. instead of looking behind... delta is looking beyond. 80 thousand of us investing billions... in everything from the best experiences below... to the finest comforts above. we're not simply saluting history... we're...
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the term shared situational awareness means an environment where cyberthreat information is shared in real time between all designate the federal cyberoperations centers to provide actionable information about all known cyberthreats. page 5, strike line 6 and all that follows through page 6, line 7. page 7, beginning on line 17, strike by the department or agency of the federal government receiving such cyberthreat information. page 13, strike line 13 and all that follows through page 15, line 23. page 17, strike line 15 and all that follows through page 19, line 19. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia is recognized. mr. woodall: mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time and i move the previous question on the amendment and on the resolution. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the previous question is ordered on the amendment and on the resolution. the question is on adoption of the amendment. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the amendment is adopted. the question is on adoption of the resolution, as amended. those in favor s
the term shared situational awareness means an environment where cyberthreat information is shared in real time between all designate the federal cyberoperations centers to provide actionable information about all known cyberthreats. page 5, strike line 6 and all that follows through page 6, line 7. page 7, beginning on line 17, strike by the department or agency of the federal government receiving such cyberthreat information. page 13, strike line 13 and all that follows through page 15, line...
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we face a complex and global operational environment characterized by a multitude of actor. the unprecedented array of threat and challenge include the continuing threat from the taliban insurgency in afghanistan, al qaeda and affiliated terrorist organizations in the middle east and africa, terrorist havens in pakistan, the popular upheaval in the aftermath in syria, egypt, and elsewhere in the ear missi development.tained north korea's missile provocation. the growing seriousness of cyberthreat to the defense industrial base, our nation's critical infrastructure, government networks, and the american business community particularly from china and iran. and finally the growth in cha's equipment and military power. all of these place significant demands on the defense intelligence agency and the entire comprise. as stated above, i believe the most prezzing threat facing our country is the threat from cyberattack. the daily occurrence of attack on a damaging an variety level. they are not only persistent and dangerous. the likelihood of damage is real. potentialed aer adversa
we face a complex and global operational environment characterized by a multitude of actor. the unprecedented array of threat and challenge include the continuing threat from the taliban insurgency in afghanistan, al qaeda and affiliated terrorist organizations in the middle east and africa, terrorist havens in pakistan, the popular upheaval in the aftermath in syria, egypt, and elsewhere in the ear missi development.tained north korea's missile provocation. the growing seriousness of...
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attempts if they do not take the responsibility of saving their lives and providing them a peaceful environment. that will mean that they have only used those interpreters and left them. in a position where today their life and their family's life are in danger because of working for the british forces r.t. got in touch with the foreign and commonwealth office who are responsible for the interpreters asylum claims this is the response we've got people who have put their life on the line for the united kingdom will not be abandoned the government has put processes in place to ensure the service given by former interpreters with him forces is taken fully into account if individuals apply for asylum in the u k. the keyword here is individual for the moment it's a case by case basis according to the foreign office to make sure the personal circumstances are recognised case by case the sign of claims can take months even years there's no accountability every other nato country that directly employed interpreters as offer them some kind of special program visa program asylum britain's the only countr
attempts if they do not take the responsibility of saving their lives and providing them a peaceful environment. that will mean that they have only used those interpreters and left them. in a position where today their life and their family's life are in danger because of working for the british forces r.t. got in touch with the foreign and commonwealth office who are responsible for the interpreters asylum claims this is the response we've got people who have put their life on the line for the...
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when we're in an environment where we've got 7.7% unemployment in this country, if you can get a job, take it. >> steve: if people want more information about the jobs we talked to -- >> casoneexchange.com. i went through a lot of cities. i have a lot of web sites where you can go and apply to every single company i went through today. we're going to talk about jobs on the business network because we do that every day. we need jobs to get the economy going. >> steve: thanks for giving us the business today. >> that's what i do. every tuesday. >> steve: it is. thanks. meanwhile, a gun store offering a rifle give aways on facebook. its page mysteriously shut down. sounds like facebook is getting political, doesn't it? we'll talk about that. mike jarrett, see the interview that made them lose it on tv next hour. >> he is good looking. at od, whatever business you're in, that's the business we're in with premium service like one of the best on-time delivery records and a low claims ratio, we do whatever it takes to make your business our business. od. helping the world keep promises. with
when we're in an environment where we've got 7.7% unemployment in this country, if you can get a job, take it. >> steve: if people want more information about the jobs we talked to -- >> casoneexchange.com. i went through a lot of cities. i have a lot of web sites where you can go and apply to every single company i went through today. we're going to talk about jobs on the business network because we do that every day. we need jobs to get the economy going. >> steve: thanks...
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when you are in that slow environment, revenues will be slow. this is why i pull my hair at people and say the revenue is at 2%. in a slow environment, i don't see change in the growth pat fern, you will have slow revenues. look, it's happening again this quarter. you are up 7% actual. that is a surprise. i know some misses and so forth, but whenever i see people, it's almost like sour grapes. give the company some credit for working some magic on the revenues they have. don't penalize them for the fact the world economy and the u.s. economy is not good go take away the qe. take away the fact there are no other good alternatives. >> i'll take away the qe. it's not a coincidence profits have gone up almost the same amount precisely as stocks. qe is there. extra low interest rates are there. qes in my humble opinion hasn't worked t. money supply hasn't created the growth. >> it's worked for the market. it hasn't worked for the economy, it's worked for the market. >> one reason the interest rate is low because the economy is lousy. i want to give t
when you are in that slow environment, revenues will be slow. this is why i pull my hair at people and say the revenue is at 2%. in a slow environment, i don't see change in the growth pat fern, you will have slow revenues. look, it's happening again this quarter. you are up 7% actual. that is a surprise. i know some misses and so forth, but whenever i see people, it's almost like sour grapes. give the company some credit for working some magic on the revenues they have. don't penalize them for...
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it's absolutely the case in an environment, like the one you 1/2 syria, that proving chemical weapons use can be difficult. but we are engaged in a process of trying to investigate and verify these allegations. >> so it depends what the definition of chemical weapons is. that works to president assads a advantage, and at the same time it does give the white house some wiggle room when everybody goes back to the red line phrase. >> shepard: very valuable wiggle room. we're now hearing from the guy who says the boston bombing suspect carjacked him before they're wild chase and shootout with police. ahead, what he claims they told him and how he says he escaped. >> father and son canoe trip begins in horror after an alligator attacked the kid. an incredible story. >> shepard: this is "studio b." it's the bottom of the hour. time for the top of the news. chilling new details from the man who claims one of the boston terror suspects carjacked him at point and bragged to him about carrying out the bombings. police say the suspect stole the suv last thursday night. then led the cops on an ov
it's absolutely the case in an environment, like the one you 1/2 syria, that proving chemical weapons use can be difficult. but we are engaged in a process of trying to investigate and verify these allegations. >> so it depends what the definition of chemical weapons is. that works to president assads a advantage, and at the same time it does give the white house some wiggle room when everybody goes back to the red line phrase. >> shepard: very valuable wiggle room. we're now...
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want to congratulate the people of srael for per servering in a dangerous neighborhood and dangerous environment. earlier today we had a terrible tragedy in the united states in boston, where lives were lost, in what seems to be a bombing or potential terrorist attack. i don't want to jump to conclusion and as a new yorker who lived through september 11, 2001, terrorism is something that whenever it rears its ugly head, all people of goodwill must condemn it. people of israel voo lived through that and lived through bombings at pizza shops and weddings and random bombings of people who don't care about life but care about death. so we pause, of course, for the loss of life in boston today and understand that when israel has gone through a terrorist attack, there is a similar crying out of wanton acts of terror. . i just returned from israel, i had the honor to have traveling there with president obama. the president is working feverishly to try to move toward a two-state solution which all of us believe is the best thing that could happen, a palestinian state and an israeli jewish state and cert
want to congratulate the people of srael for per servering in a dangerous neighborhood and dangerous environment. earlier today we had a terrible tragedy in the united states in boston, where lives were lost, in what seems to be a bombing or potential terrorist attack. i don't want to jump to conclusion and as a new yorker who lived through september 11, 2001, terrorism is something that whenever it rears its ugly head, all people of goodwill must condemn it. people of israel voo lived through...
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it shows the seriousness of the job but it also shows the environment of the whitehouse. to me that one just stood out of the pack for a cover photo. >> host: do you have a favorite? >> guest: i think the president's trip to africa, his last trip to africa in 2007 to me, that was my favorite trip. i think witnessing the outpouring of love and thankfulness from all of the countries we visited, and this is after in reaction to the pepfar, which all of the aids or global health, that's the president initiated and all of the african people in the country were so thankful. it was wonderful to witness and the color and the culture there and for me it was my first trip to africa. as a black american to go to africa is really neat and i really enjoyed that. >> host: we see in your book a picture of him dancing, and there's a video. were you there? were you present? what was that moment like? >> guest: it was fun, it was fun and the crowd went crazy when he started to dance. he actually -- >> host: did you shoot some photos of that? >> guest: yeah, was very fun. >> host: in the in
it shows the seriousness of the job but it also shows the environment of the whitehouse. to me that one just stood out of the pack for a cover photo. >> host: do you have a favorite? >> guest: i think the president's trip to africa, his last trip to africa in 2007 to me, that was my favorite trip. i think witnessing the outpouring of love and thankfulness from all of the countries we visited, and this is after in reaction to the pepfar, which all of the aids or global health, that's...
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there will always be a need for us as a neutral agent in a very contentious environment. >> brown: let me ask you finally about you personally. because world bank presidents to this point have traditionally been political backgrounds from economic backgrounds, financial backgrounds. you're a doctor, you've spent your life in public health. what do you bring to this that is different? >> for almost all of my adult life i've been working in the area of development. i've worked in haiti, the slums of lima, peru, i've worked in the former soviet union countries. i've worked in siberia. so i have been doing development my entire life and the world bank is a development bank. our focus is on trying to help lift people out of poverty and to boost prosperity that's shared and that's essentially what i've been doing all my life as an anthropologist and physician so i have been trying fht poverty my whole life and what i found that inside the world bank we are just ffth peol nk want to d povty. th whyheca t wrkt the world bank and because we share such fundamental values, we hope that we can be
there will always be a need for us as a neutral agent in a very contentious environment. >> brown: let me ask you finally about you personally. because world bank presidents to this point have traditionally been political backgrounds from economic backgrounds, financial backgrounds. you're a doctor, you've spent your life in public health. what do you bring to this that is different? >> for almost all of my adult life i've been working in the area of development. i've worked in...
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this happening just days after the epa blasted the plan saying the risks to the environment are just too high. supporters are still rallying behind the project saying construction of the pipeline will help give america energy independence and create thousands and thousands of jobs. wendell goler is live the a the white house with more on this. what exactly is happening inside the house? what is the strategy by house republicans? >> reporter: well, jenna they are trying to push through legislation that would take the decision on building the keystone xl pipeline out of the hands of the state department and the environmental protection agency. their goal is to pass it before memorial day. the bill has a hundred republican cosponsors. the chair of the natural resources committee says keystone is the victim of obama administration road blocks and delays. >> president obama has held up this project for years even though he has gone through extensive reviews. the state department has repeatedly determined that this project will have no significant environmental impacts. yet, still, this ad
this happening just days after the epa blasted the plan saying the risks to the environment are just too high. supporters are still rallying behind the project saying construction of the pipeline will help give america energy independence and create thousands and thousands of jobs. wendell goler is live the a the white house with more on this. what exactly is happening inside the house? what is the strategy by house republicans? >> reporter: well, jenna they are trying to push through...
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house has claimed, but to insulate the state department from criticism that has ignored the threat environment in benghazi. the report cites fragments of state department emails expressing concern in the days after the attacks that the original talking points could apply that they were not paying attention to agency warnings even after changes were made a senior state department official wrote that the edits still did not resolve all my issues or those of my building leadership. two days later after still more changes, those talking points were used by the u.s. ambassador to the u.n., susan rice, on five sunday talk shows. >> we do not have information at present that leads us to conclude that this was premeditated or preplanned. >> reporter: house democrats complained they were cut out of this investigation. we were not able to view the state department emails to confirm that the quotes were accurate or that they were taken out of context. the white house did not issue a flat-out denial, scott, but they did tell cbs news that the report, quote, appears to raise questions that have already bee
house has claimed, but to insulate the state department from criticism that has ignored the threat environment in benghazi. the report cites fragments of state department emails expressing concern in the days after the attacks that the original talking points could apply that they were not paying attention to agency warnings even after changes were made a senior state department official wrote that the edits still did not resolve all my issues or those of my building leadership. two days later...
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in fact, a very different environment in 1958. when i came to darpa in 1986, now we know we were close to the end of the cold war, but in 1986 we didn't know it was that close and in that environment could even that the world was complex, what we thought about was this monolithic, overwhelming existential threat to the united states. sinuously think about today are much more diverse. [inaudible] >> -- i've been hearing a lot about gps and reliability. [inaudible] he said we have prevented surprises by creating our surprises. can you list any surprises you have created? >> yes, absolutely. then you start the second question. my first example will tie directly to your question about gps. now, in the 80s the gps satellites started becoming widely deployed, at that time we have gps capability, but it meant kerry in an box around on your vehicle premiership. eventually kussmaul announces a heavy pack that you carry. it's still really was not the kind of omnipresent capability that it is today. somehow it got to matter to the point it i
in fact, a very different environment in 1958. when i came to darpa in 1986, now we know we were close to the end of the cold war, but in 1986 we didn't know it was that close and in that environment could even that the world was complex, what we thought about was this monolithic, overwhelming existential threat to the united states. sinuously think about today are much more diverse. [inaudible] >> -- i've been hearing a lot about gps and reliability. [inaudible] he said we have prevented...
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custody in the post 9/11 environment the state department is characterized the same treatment as torture, abuse or cruel treatment with the techniques were employed by foreign governments. the cia recognized this in an internal review and acknowledged many of the interrogation techniques were inconsistent with the public policy positions the united states has taken regarding human rights. the united states is understandably subject to criticism when they criticize another nation for engaging in torture and the unjustified same conduct under national security arguments. there are those that defend the techniques of waterboarding, stress positions and sleep deprivation because there was the office of legal counsel which issued a decision of proving of their use because they defined them as not being tortured. those opinions have since been repudiated by legal experts and even if its opinion it relies on a very legal definition of torture but also on factual representations about how the techniques of would be implemented that later proved inaccurate. this is an important context as to how
custody in the post 9/11 environment the state department is characterized the same treatment as torture, abuse or cruel treatment with the techniques were employed by foreign governments. the cia recognized this in an internal review and acknowledged many of the interrogation techniques were inconsistent with the public policy positions the united states has taken regarding human rights. the united states is understandably subject to criticism when they criticize another nation for engaging in...
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you know, i have found since being on the science committee that it is an rook anymore-rich environment and mr. speaker, i'm an acronym challenged individual, so i'll be talking about the network and information technology research and development program. in the future i'll call it the program. it's the federal government's main research and development effort in unclassified networking, computing, software cybersecurity, and related information technology. research conducted under this program has led to scientific growth and innovation in several areas, including technologies in science, engineering, and medicine, computer-based education and training, and near real time weather forecasts which is really important in my state of wyoming. currently 15 federal agencies are contributing members to the program and even more participate. so h.r. 967, the bill in front of us, does two things. it updates the high performance computing act of 1991, and it re-authorizes the program to advance our nation's networking and information technology research and development. it's the digital age, mr
you know, i have found since being on the science committee that it is an rook anymore-rich environment and mr. speaker, i'm an acronym challenged individual, so i'll be talking about the network and information technology research and development program. in the future i'll call it the program. it's the federal government's main research and development effort in unclassified networking, computing, software cybersecurity, and related information technology. research conducted under this...
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the president said we want to raise taxes on industry so we get less investment and therefore your environment the reciprocally. the third thing that and i think that i would assume that you believe and the president believes and we in the house believe we need a more aever accountable and efficient government. i bring a slide. the picture of jeff neely sitting in hot tub. jeff was a gse employee who hoisted million of taxpayer dollars on conferences. the person back on the payroll making just under $2,000. he got a bonus last year. i haven't seen anything the president's budget that creates a smaller more considerable efficient government. we have a gao report here that identifies tens of dollars of dollar in duplication. i didn't see in the president's budget to take care of that. another area is the part of the stimulus the doa department of energy in a slush nawnd used to invest in things in the result of the organization through the investment. i would like to have an enhance risk to >> are we doubling down on more stimlis type of payment? why do we think it's going work better this time
the president said we want to raise taxes on industry so we get less investment and therefore your environment the reciprocally. the third thing that and i think that i would assume that you believe and the president believes and we in the house believe we need a more aever accountable and efficient government. i bring a slide. the picture of jeff neely sitting in hot tub. jeff was a gse employee who hoisted million of taxpayer dollars on conferences. the person back on the payroll making just...
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. >> to see something like this bird in an urban environment. it's not something that you would normally get to see. and to see them raise the chicks, to feed them in midair. it's just amazing. >> reporter: stewart says the falcons are lucky to be alive. several years ago, pesticides almost wiped out the population but now he says the numbers are thriving. what i would like to do is go to the city's falcon cam. we're taking a live look right now. what you are seeing is -- is glenn stewart there actually banding one of the baby falcons there. you can see quite an interesting process. the site itself begins to bring about 30,000 hits. quite an experience just to be up there, i should say not only -- not only to rappel down as well as dodging the parent. the parent falcons as well. as we take it back out here live, the parents are circling around the area where mr. stewart is right now, coming up on "mornings on 2," we hope to talk to him and get more information on the experience on banding these beautiful, i should say, baby falcons. we're live h
. >> to see something like this bird in an urban environment. it's not something that you would normally get to see. and to see them raise the chicks, to feed them in midair. it's just amazing. >> reporter: stewart says the falcons are lucky to be alive. several years ago, pesticides almost wiped out the population but now he says the numbers are thriving. what i would like to do is go to the city's falcon cam. we're taking a live look right now. what you are seeing is -- is glenn...
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who talks about getting jobs in their state, it is energy prices, labor prices and a regular story environment. and taxes. that's it. >> there is a u.t., texas poll talking about guns in south carolina. again where people are in background checks, what do you find in texas? >> so this is the poll from february 2013. 78% of all texans support expanding background checks. just closing a loophole. right? not even expanding. 78% in favor including a majority of men, republicans, rural texans and tea party republicans. >> this is checks on all gun purchases. all gun purchases. which actually is a more sweeping bill than what manchin and toomey pushed forward. >> i think cornyn's the guy to look at here. cornyn has a re-election in 2014. he is not likely to face a very strong challenge in the general election from the democrats. >> when you hear the demographics in texas and changing, that it is going to become more democrats? >> i think the demographic clearly favor democrats, the youth and urbanization of the state. it is 8% urban now. the problem for dems is they have to get some candidates. look
who talks about getting jobs in their state, it is energy prices, labor prices and a regular story environment. and taxes. that's it. >> there is a u.t., texas poll talking about guns in south carolina. again where people are in background checks, what do you find in texas? >> so this is the poll from february 2013. 78% of all texans support expanding background checks. just closing a loophole. right? not even expanding. 78% in favor including a majority of men, republicans, rural...
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previous warnings be removed to insulate the department from criticism that it ignored the threat he environment in benghazi. we're back with the panel. it goes on kirsten. >> what difference does it makes a secretary clinton would say democrats are claiming political hit job by the republicans and frequently these things do get politicized but i would say the democrats were welcomed to be part of this, i'm sure and nobody is stopping them from investigating benghazi and they embarrassed themselves during the hearings, spending the whomentd time trying to make up stories for why the administration dropped the ball on this. so, one of the most interesting things in this is that secretary clinton, when she was testifying, said that she was not aware that nothing came to her attention in terms of security for the embassy and, in fact, it turns out that it did. and her exact words were i made it very clear the security cables did not come to my attention or above the assistant secretary level. well it did go above the assistant secretary level. it wally actually went to her office. weather she saw i
previous warnings be removed to insulate the department from criticism that it ignored the threat he environment in benghazi. we're back with the panel. it goes on kirsten. >> what difference does it makes a secretary clinton would say democrats are claiming political hit job by the republicans and frequently these things do get politicized but i would say the democrats were welcomed to be part of this, i'm sure and nobody is stopping them from investigating benghazi and they embarrassed...
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remember, $4.5 billion is what we spend for a today to to operate in that environment. so safing, too, when in fact you will not go on the street with the exception of package delivery which will be done with dynamic routeing with a lower cost employee allows us to provide that kind of service at a lower cost. the mail processing cost, the transportation cost, network changes, that's all money that can come off the we've also calculated in what we think, you know, is the revenue loss, and we've talked to a lot of of customers to validate that. we think we're on pretty good terms with that. so the two billion is doable. let me clear something else up. people say, well, it's only two out of 20 billion. it is not. if we had it this year, we would break even from an operational standpoint. this year we will lose about $1.7 billion in the operating line. that's revenue minus costs with the exception of worker's comp costs and prefunding. we would actually make money if we made the six to five move at beginning of this year. what happens with the 20 billion, that gap exists w
remember, $4.5 billion is what we spend for a today to to operate in that environment. so safing, too, when in fact you will not go on the street with the exception of package delivery which will be done with dynamic routeing with a lower cost employee allows us to provide that kind of service at a lower cost. the mail processing cost, the transportation cost, network changes, that's all money that can come off the we've also calculated in what we think, you know, is the revenue loss, and we've...
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volatile environment. i always remind everybody, we are not just watching the commodities themselves, this affects a lot of stocks. we are watching all about for you. connell: the dow has market loss. cheryl and dennis are coming up as market now continue. how to fix this twitter problem. that is coming up next on markets now. ♪ [ female announcer ] working together means working efficiently. and a lennox home comfort system may just be the perfect example. its air conditioner works together with the furnace, and that works together with the air purifier, and that works with you by saving you up to half off your heating and cooling bill. call now to get up to sixteen hundred dollars back or 12 months deferred interest on select lennox home comfort systems. offer ends june 14th. plus download our free lennox mobile app with an energy-savings calculator. lennox. novation never felt so good. you are gonna need a wingman. and my cash back keeps the party going. but my airline miles take it worldwide. [ male
volatile environment. i always remind everybody, we are not just watching the commodities themselves, this affects a lot of stocks. we are watching all about for you. connell: the dow has market loss. cheryl and dennis are coming up as market now continue. how to fix this twitter problem. that is coming up next on markets now. ♪ [ female announcer ] working together means working efficiently. and a lennox home comfort system may just be the perfect example. its air conditioner works together...
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as small as that because that person can turn up to a check point or try to attempt entry into the environment. >> steve: we know they've been working on security for a very long time and it's going to be a great day, it looks like, a safe day tomorrow in dallas. >> it absolutely will be because they're putting everything they have into this. this is the last thing they want to see happen. >> steve: we thank you very much for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> steve: 28 minutes after the top of the hour. that elvis impersonator suspected in the ricin attacks now a free man. and he's got a message for you ladies. >> i'm going to start with putting massage therapy, kristy will be my first climate -- client. i'll donate. >> paying her off with massage therapy. wait until you hear. sandra lee is here. she's got a huge announcement. is she really retiring from the cookbook business? is that so, sandra? we'll find out after a break [ coughs ] [ angry gibberish ] i took something for my sinuses, but i still have this cough. [ male announcer ] a lot of sinus products don't treat cough. they do
as small as that because that person can turn up to a check point or try to attempt entry into the environment. >> steve: we know they've been working on security for a very long time and it's going to be a great day, it looks like, a safe day tomorrow in dallas. >> it absolutely will be because they're putting everything they have into this. this is the last thing they want to see happen. >> steve: we thank you very much for joining us. >> thank you for having me....
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retailers have been operating in an environment where they have not been required to collect and remitt sales taxes for states where they do not have a physical presence. this legislation would change that almost in an instant. before we enact a new sales tax system we need to take into accounts the costs that will impose on businesses of all sizes and the difficulties those -- these companies will face as they adapt to the new regime. for example, there is the issue of vendor compensation. the streamlined sales and use tax agreement currently includes a provision giving states the opportunity to voluntarily compensate remote sellers -- quote -- "as a measure of good faith"-- unquote for registering to voluntarily collect and remit sales taxes into states where the seller has no physical presence. this is included in the agreement because under current law remote sellers are generally not required to collect and remit the sales tax and they incur a cost when doing so. the marketplace fairness act does not include any provision for compensation of remote sellers. i believe this is someth
retailers have been operating in an environment where they have not been required to collect and remitt sales taxes for states where they do not have a physical presence. this legislation would change that almost in an instant. before we enact a new sales tax system we need to take into accounts the costs that will impose on businesses of all sizes and the difficulties those -- these companies will face as they adapt to the new regime. for example, there is the issue of vendor compensation. the...
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custody in a post-9/11 environment. the state department has characterized the same treatment as torture, abuse, or cruel treatment when this techniques were employed by foreign governments. the cia recognized this in an internal review and acknowledged that many of the interrogation techniques that employed were inconsistent with the public policy positions that the united states has taken regarding human rights. the united states is understandably subject to criticism when it criticized another nation for engaging in torture, then justifies the same conduct under national security arguments. there are those that defend the techniques of, like waterboarding, stress and sleep deprivation because there was the office of legal counsel, which issued a decision of proving of their use because they defined them as not being torture. those opinions have since been repudiated by legal experts and the olc itself. and even in it his opinion it relies not only on a very narrow legal definition of torture but also on factual repre
custody in a post-9/11 environment. the state department has characterized the same treatment as torture, abuse, or cruel treatment when this techniques were employed by foreign governments. the cia recognized this in an internal review and acknowledged that many of the interrogation techniques that employed were inconsistent with the public policy positions that the united states has taken regarding human rights. the united states is understandably subject to criticism when it criticized...
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it's a real customer first environment. we want to sit back and say, wow, our customers who love us and love this service didn't appear to love you as much anymore and is it possible that you could have done this in a way that would have -- >> ted, that sounds really good but you know what i mean. it was such a huge what many people thought were a mistake. were you worried about the company? >> the most fundamental change that happened was the stock price. i mean the subscriber base was. that deeply touched by it. and we have as a company we've k come a long way. i joined the company kind of right after the internet bubble had burst and we had gone from nothing to something back to nothing back to something a few times. so we've been down there before and there's really -- that's what makes these moments seem so great. >> well, i started watching "house of cards" because charlie came in and was raving about it. i got netflix because of it actually. i'm fascinate thad you can put it on and sit and watch one thing all day lon
it's a real customer first environment. we want to sit back and say, wow, our customers who love us and love this service didn't appear to love you as much anymore and is it possible that you could have done this in a way that would have -- >> ted, that sounds really good but you know what i mean. it was such a huge what many people thought were a mistake. were you worried about the company? >> the most fundamental change that happened was the stock price. i mean the subscriber base...
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ten pilots are being developed to get the business rules fixed for this environment, and we think that this will be sufficient in 14. >> other questions for the record. that last question was something that i know you and i have talked about, how to maximize delivery to the veterans in tough locations, rural locations we will see one coming in a thank you for that effort. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i apologize for being late. i have been following some of the testimony. want to thank your for your service. mr. secretary, particularly for your active duty service to our nation. now in the department of veterans affairs, and to the president for increasing the resources available to our veterans in a very difficult time fiscally. let me begin with the senators area of inquiry relating to the electronic of record. i had understood that you described what was going to happen, but i am not sure that i heard what the target date was. >> we're talking about clam's year, completing the claims. >> the electronic record. >> the electronic health record complete certified. >> let me talk. the el
ten pilots are being developed to get the business rules fixed for this environment, and we think that this will be sufficient in 14. >> other questions for the record. that last question was something that i know you and i have talked about, how to maximize delivery to the veterans in tough locations, rural locations we will see one coming in a thank you for that effort. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i apologize for being late. i have been following some of the testimony. want to...
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>> again, not to be a johnny one no, but in this environment, the one thing i would ask for is more latitude in how we take the cut to fit the money with the most important payoff is. with respect to the question you raised, it is an age-old one and intelligence. the approach or try to take in the last two years is try to protect and invest in capabilities that give us the most general coverage. that's why a very strong on sustaining our overhead reconnaissance capability because it covers the earth, denied area or not and similarly, even when times are then, human capability is extremely important. that's when the hu what dr. vickers are io brilliae as much as it is a reshaping, recastg he organization i started in 1992 caughhet t defense humanrvice. better integration with the fbi and the cia. more clandestine case officer's who are worth their weight in gold. the unique capability no one else can render. as they make reductions, we have to focus much much more on quality, quality of investment since are not going to have in numbers. >> one quick question that's come up a number of times.
>> again, not to be a johnny one no, but in this environment, the one thing i would ask for is more latitude in how we take the cut to fit the money with the most important payoff is. with respect to the question you raised, it is an age-old one and intelligence. the approach or try to take in the last two years is try to protect and invest in capabilities that give us the most general coverage. that's why a very strong on sustaining our overhead reconnaissance capability because it...
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the pattern in russia is deeply troubling in an increasingly restrictive environment of civil liberties. this includes the measures with respect to registration as foreign agents and also restrictions on press and internet freedom. we made clear with human dialogue but we remain committed to open dialogue with civil seent supporting their efforts. >> i do a follow-up on that? >> sure. >> in the past -- i think the u.s. government has talked a lot about their concern of human rights abuse in chechnya. i'm wondering if you think the events in boston are going to change the way the government would see human rights in chechnya? >> with respect to the ongoing investigation in boston, i have to reiterate the secretary's comment that it would be highly norptse to make comments at this time. i can tell you this has been part of our human rights reporting on russia since 1995. you will find quite a bit of information on this year's report and they note serious human rights abuses taking place and human rights violations committed by authorities and militants. >> this is going to be the last que
the pattern in russia is deeply troubling in an increasingly restrictive environment of civil liberties. this includes the measures with respect to registration as foreign agents and also restrictions on press and internet freedom. we made clear with human dialogue but we remain committed to open dialogue with civil seent supporting their efforts. >> i do a follow-up on that? >> sure. >> in the past -- i think the u.s. government has talked a lot about their concern of human...